Votive candle



1953 F. D. OES-TERLE ELTAL} 24,423

VOTIVE CANDLE Originai Filed May 27, 1954 V INVENTORJ flan/ Dwight 055mmLaw-fer BA/LLAPGEON W man:

Re. 24,423 Reissued Feb. 4', 1958 United States latent Ofifice 24,423VOTIVE CANDLE Frank D. Oesterle, West Englewood, N. J., and LaurierBaillargeon, St. Constant, Quebec, Canada Original No. 2,713,256, datedJuly19, 1955, Serial No. 432,848, May 27, 1954. Application for reissueJuly 19, 1957, Serial No. 674,005

6 Claims. (Cl. 67-21) made by reissue.

The present invention relates to votive candles.

" Existing votive candles are manufactured with a metal detail in thebase of the candle to support the wick. After the candle has burnt outthese metal details remain in the bottom of the glass container or cupand the accumulation of said metal details cause the succeeding candlesto tilt so that the flame .is thrown onto the side of the glass cupwhich results in glass breakage.

Accordingly, the general object of the present invention is theprovision of an improved votive candle so constructed as to eliminateglass breakage and the necessity of a constant cleaning of the glasscup.

A more specific object of the present invention is the provision of anadapter insertable into a cup for votive candles and provided with meansto support the wick of the candle until the latter has completely burntout thereby leaving no wax or'wick residue in the cup and thus enablinga new candle to be inserted into the cup without having to remove theadapter.

Still another important object of the present invention is the provisionof an adapter [to] of the character described comprising a non-burningor non-combustible disk with a centrally projecting tube adapted toengage a recess made in the base of the candle body so as to hold thewick in upright position until the latter has completely burnt out.

Yet another important object of the present invention is the provisionof an adapter of the character described having a projecting tubeprovided with lateral openings for admission of combustion air duringthe last stage of burning of the candle body.

Yet another important object of the present invention is the provisionof a votive candle assembly of the character described in which theseveral component parts are relatively inexpensive and simple tomanufacture.

The foregoing and other important objects of the present invention willbecome more apparent during the following disclosure and by referring tothe drawings in which:

Figure l is a. perspective view of one embodiment of the adapteraccording to the invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section showing part of the cup and theadapter according to Figure 1 in position in the bottom of said cup;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section showing how the candle body isinserted into the cup;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section showing the candle in proper positionin the cup;

Figure 5 is a section of a second embodiment of the adapter according tothe invention;

Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the adapte shown in Figure5;

Figure 7 is a section of a third embodiment of the adapter according tothe invention; and

Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of the third embodiment.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings 11]. which likereference characters indicate like elements throughout, the letter Aindicates a cup shaped container made of glass or transparent plasticand preferably coloured. The cup or container A is outwardly tapered toreceive the tapered body of fuel or candle B.

According to the invention, the candle B is provided at its base 1 withan annular recess 2 defining a tapered central body projection 3 whichdepends from the bottom 4 of the annular recess 2 and which has itsouter end 5 disposed at a point that is lying above the base 1 of thecandle B.

The candle B is provided with a wick 6 extending centrally through thebody and through the projection 3 to terminate at the outer end 5 ofsaid projection 3.

A first embodiment of the adapter, according to the invention, is shownin Figures 1 to 4. This adapter consists in a substantially thick disk 7made of non-combustible material and having a side 8 which may betapered or straight depending upon whether the side of the candle body Bis tapered or straight. Said disk 7 has a central hole for receiving atight fitting short tube 9. The tube 9 is provided with a plurality oflateral circular openings 10, some of them disposed adjacent the outerend 11 of the tube 9 and others disposed adjacent the top face 12 of thedisk 7.

As shown in Figure 2, the top face 12 of the disk 7 is slightly concaveand the outer end 11 of the tube 9 is outwardly flared to receive thetapered projection 3, of the candle body B.

Into the bottom of the tube 9 may be packed a permanent wicking 13preferably made of entangled Nichrome wire or a combination of wire andasbestos.

The wick 6 is preferably of a type which burns out completely and leavesno residue.

The adapter 7 remains permanently in the bottom of the cup A. The votivecandle B is dropped into the cup A and its projection 3 engages withinthe tube 9 of the adapter. When the candle B has burnt down to the levelof the tube 9, the latter maintains the wick 6 in upstanding positionand prevents it from tilting over to cause breakage of the cup A by theflame. During the last stage of burning, combustion air enters the tube9 through the lateral openings 10. The concave or inclined top face 12of the disk 7 causes the flow of the melted wax towards the tube andinto the wicking 13 where it is burnt. Therefore, burning does not stopuntil the wax has completely disappeared, and the cup is then ready toreceive a new candle body B because the necessity of cleaning the cup iseliminated.

Figures 5 and 6 show another embodiment of the adapter, according to theinvention, which consists in a thin metal disk 14 provided with acentral hole 15 for removably receiving a nipple 16 provided with an endflange 17 adapted to abut the edges of the hole 15. The nipple 16 isprovided with longitudinally extending slots 18 opening at the outer end19 of the nipple 16 and extending downwardly to a point adjacent theflange 17. The nipple 16 is surrounded by a coiled wire 20 abutting atone end against the disk 14 and having its outer spiral 21 projectingbeyond the outer end 19 of the nipple 16. The outer spiral 21 of thecoiled wire 20 serves to guide the tapered projection 3 of the candlebody B during insertion of the latter into the cup without scraping thewax of the lateral faces of said projection 3. The longitudinal slots 18admit combustion air to the wick 6 when the level of the candle B isdown to below the outer end of the nipple 16.

Figures 7 and 8 show still another embodiment of the adapter accordingto the invention. Said embodiment 3 \gggsis s in ,a thin n gtal disk 22provided with a central hole ,2; ada ted to .reee the plants 2%! which iprovided at one end with a flange 25 for abutting the edge of the hole23. The nipple 24 is provided with two lateral reet n n r Qneaiass 2,and 7 o eeznlsnst air, which ar disposed near the outer end Q5 of {thesl aale A4 and adj cent the di k 22, espe ti el T a sister emb dimentsshows Figu e ,5 t a e les ex ensi to msnul a ure than th am le? embds-nes i ur s 3 an .4, be ause it is net n ce ary to make he .1 s .15 ad can th n le l nd .14 wit as small eietane s as th s needed i 'q he u e9 n disk 7 and a o because he disks 14 an :22 need not be as t i e thedisk 1 e P efe ed mbodimen s aeectdins o be presen inven ion have beeniHus a, d and des r bed it is usel sstead tha serious modifiea icns maybe resorted t without departing from the spirit and scope of the,apendedel ims We cla m t e qt eantl e in epmlsl i tisn a conta ne a bot tuel a ick s id b d the base of said bo y hav n an ,liese ne silannular ee ss ts de ne. a b dy p i e tendin rom the b om of said re esan se t?! s a pa at sa d W193, and a P ate memb r ad p e to be dis sed ithe bottom f sa d ta ne an aving es pstandin ubula Pr ie tien adapte tor msvebl enga e vsa d d reeess a d t sur ound said had) Preieetid Z Inotive andle in ss nbinstiqn a co t ner, a b o f e ad ted to be is o e n.sa d on ainer, a wick in said body, the base of said body having a deepnnu r re es t defin a od P ojec o extendin ro e bc tem 9 e t re e and cnta n n P r of said w ck and a Plate membe ada t to be dispvsed in the,

bottom of the container and having an upstanding tubular p sieetisn adted o en a e s d o y e e s a s q ad sa d Qdv P oject on, a bu Projectioning lateral lonenin fo a ssion of combustion air.

3. In a votive candle, in combination, a container, a body of fuel, awick in said body, the base of said body having a deep ,annnlar recessto define a tapered body RIQiFFiiQP extendin f om the bottom .of saidrecess to a point short of said base, said body projection containing apart of said wick, and a plate member adapted to be disposed at thebot-tom of the container and having an upstanding tubularprgiestonada tetnenaase sa d body recess and surround said tapered body projection, andhaving lateral openings therein for admission of combustion air.

4. In a votive candle, in combination, a container, a body of fueladapted to be disposed in said container, at wick in said body, the baseof said body having a deep annular recess to define a body projectionextending from the bot om at sa d recess downwa d y to. a poin short ofthe base of said body and containinga part of said wick, sk ha n an opnin in th c nte the of, said dis adapted to be disposed in the bot m ofth contain 1 and a flanged nipple remoyably engaging said disk hole andupstanding within said body recess to surround said body projection.

n a ot v andle, vt e combina ion of: an op pped cont ner ha in a otto va l a d an im pe forat tra s arent s de wall; means in the bo tom of thecontainer defining a centrally disposed upstanding socket which projectsupwardly from the bottom of the container a distance considerably lessthan the height f the :QQntaincrSide vwall and is spaced inwardly of theid wallna body of fuel .in the container with a portion thereof receivedin the socket; a wish in the body of fuel extending all the way downthrough that portion of the fu l body which is received in vthe socket;said body of fuel having a height less than that of the container sidewall; 11nd the Socket having an air inlet port leading to the bottomthereof to gonduct air for combustion into the socket to ,qssure thatthe socket will be empty upon complegion of combustion.

6,. The combination set forth in claim 5 further characterized by thefact tho! the rneans defining the socket C mJZ iSBS 1 metal disk ,Ofosize to cover substantially the entire bottom of the container, and atubular element fixed to the center of the vdis/c and projectingupwardly therefrom, sgid tubular element having an opening in its bottomportion it? provide the air inlet port.

Rei e -lu y 8 1. Woosler Oct. 28, 1919

